Theme: Self reliance

Roawr!

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

When Liam hears a loud roar in the middle of the night, he must use all his ingenuity to protect his sleeping mother from a hungry bear.  

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Netherlands, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Tsugele’s Broom

By Book Importer | Published: April 5, 2011

Despite the urgings of her well-meaning parents, a self-sufficient Polish girl insists she’ll never marry unless she meets a man who is as reliable as her broom.

Descriptors: Folklore, Picture Book, Poland, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Little Polar Bear

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Your favorite little polar bear in a BIG board format.  What makes Lars, the little polar bear, so special?  Stories that “incorporate the unexpectedness of life events, the power of experiences to help form personal values, and the importance of both friendly help and self-reliance.” (School Library Journal)  Now available as a 9×9 “lap edition” board [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9), Switzerland » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Learning To Fly

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Penguins cannot fly. Of course they can’t. Can they? A wayward penguin is found by the side of the road and convinces his rescuer he crashed while flying. The unusual pair tries all sorts of methods to return the penguin to the sky (all remarkably unsuccessful) until the day when the penguin finally rediscovers the [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Thumbelina: Tiny Runaway Bride

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. It’s about a tiny girl just the size of your thumb. The tiny girl becomes separated from her overprotective mother, has adventures with various animals, and records her feelings in a diary as she gains self-reliance and searches for someone to love.

Descriptors: Denmark, England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Lost Boys Of Natinga: A School For Sudan’s Young Refugees

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A photojournalist vividly describes daily life at Natinga, a refugee camp and school established in 1993 in southern Sudan for boys forced from their homes by that country’s Civil War.

Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Sudan » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Honey, Honey–Lion!: A Story From Africa

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

Descriptors: Africa, Botswana, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

The Land And People Of Norway

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Norway. Also written by Patricia Lander.

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Norway » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Saladin: Noble Prince Of Islam

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Offers the story of Saladin who, devastated by tales of past conquest, worked to unite his divided people in order to gain strength and put an end to the invasions from the people from western lands.

Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Kyrgyzstan

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Kyrgyzstan.

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Kyrgyzstan, Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Comments closed